North's Kraft makes Force's preseason roster

FARGO – With its season-opening game less than three weeks away, the Fargo Force junior hockey team announced its preseason roster that includes Fargo North’s Zach Kraft.

Kraft, who helped lead North to a North Dakota state championship last year, is one of 19 forwards on the preseason roster.

The roster also includes 12 players from last year’s Force team that reached the second round of the United States Hockey League playoffs. Those players include defensemen Dominic Racobaldo and Neal Goff and forwards Gabe Guertler, Nate Arentz, Justin Wade, Stanislav Dzakhov, Alex Iafallo, Jordan Nelson, Taylor Fleming, David Gust, Jay Dickman and Pavel Zykov.

The 31-player preseason roster has to be narrowed down to 23 before the Force’s Sept. 28 regular-season opener – a home game against Sioux City.

The Force will play its first exhibition game in Scheels Arena at 7:35 p.m. Friday against Sioux Falls. Exhibition play will continue through the United States Hockey League Fall Classic in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. 19-22.

Single-game and season tickets are available at the Scheels Arena box office or by calling (701)